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Title
Tortoises with Triangle and Time
Date
2000
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 549 x W 660 x D 619 cm
Accession number
W1_JR_S003
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Sculpture at Goodwood
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Custodian
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
2000
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Park opening times.
Inscription description
plaque: Wendy Taylor CBE b.1945 / Tortoises with Triangle and Time / 2000 / The sundial is man’s oldest astronomical instrument. The gnomon, which / casts a shadow on the dial to indicate the time, is parallel with the Earth’s / axis and points true north. Owing to a combination of the tilt of the Earth’s / axis and the varying speed of the Earth’s elliptical progress around the sun, / the time shown on the sundial will often differ by several minutes either way / from Greenwich Mean Time, with a maximum difference of sixteen minutes / during February and October. For a correct reading during British Summer / Time, add one hour to the time shown on the sundial. / The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Sculpture at Goodwood / commissioned this sculpture to mark the arrival of a new Millennium. Its permanent / acquisition was generously supported by Kensington and Chelsea Environmental Limited.